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Sinning gets Tipp to first regional title

Senior Allison Sinning has college visits to make, but the heavily recruited runner will have to wait at least another week.

The 2012 All-Ohioan ran a personal-best 18:18.41 Saturday at the girls Division II regional cross country meet and finished second overall, pacing Tippecanoe High School to its first regional title.

In the celebratory aftermath, the 17 seconds standing between her and race champion Mary Kate Vaughn of Oakwood (18:01.95) didn’t seem to matter.

“I just love this team,” said Sinning, who’s being recruited by such schools as Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Butler and North Carolina State. “Family comes first in my life, and my team is like my family. My main goal all year has been to get my team to state.”

The Red Devils haven’t lost to a D-II team all season.

“You never know what will happen at a state meet,” said fifth-year Tippecanoe coach Byron Kimmel. “I do know one thing, though. My girls will run their hearts out.”

They’ll have some welcome company from the Red Devils boys, who captured their sixth regional championship behind winner Mitch Poynter (16:13.16). The fleet sophomore finished five seconds ahead of Shawnee juniors Will Holmes (16:18.21) and Jordan Penrose (16:21.19) in the day’s most competitive race.

“I decided to take a risk at the start, and after the second mile I pulled away from the pack and away from my team,” Poynter said. “It was a very fast pace with a lot of good guys up front. I just had a little more left at the end.”

In pursuing the Tipp speedster, Holmes and Penrose each set personal records, sparking the second-place Braves to yet another state berth.

“I was focused today,” Penrose said. “I took the whole week and did everything right. I went to bed early, ate right and kept a positive attitude. Emotionally, it was there for us as a team today.”

Holmes fought off mid-race cramps to shave four seconds off his best time, while Penrose quickened his pace a full 15 seconds.

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